AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Hey there!
Yeah, I was undecided between the two, but have been in love with leucys for ages, and when I found this guy, with his amazing temperment, I just couldn't resist. And yeah...bug eyes have their charm (I'm all for "special" animals...heck, my cat has so many extra toes, he practically has thumbs!) but the normal eyed ones are just more elegant in my opinion.
As for a king?...I think if I so much as bring up anouther snake right now, my boyfriend will walk...HAHAHAHAHAHA. But, someday down the line, if and when I get anouther, it will most likely be a mexican black king. I just love these solid colored snakes! But right now, I'm extremely happy with this little guy. And don't worry...I'm actually following your advice. I've given him an extremely secure home, full of hides, leaves and branches, and am not trying to force him to be tame by constant, stressful handling. I will handle him when he is out and about and awake for a bit, but otherwise, am just letting him be. I won't be digging him out of the aspen or any hides unless absolutly necessary. I want him to feel as calm and safe as possible. I want him to know that his hides are a safe-haven of sorts. Of course, this little guy seems so mellow, I'm not really worried about the end results.
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- JENN ROSE -
www.jennrose.com
0.1.0 classic corn~ "Pumpkin"
1.0.0 leucistic texas ratsnake~ "Worm"